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In article <1993Jan2.214359.2293@netnews.whoi.edu> eklein@whsun1.whoi.edu (Edgar Kleindinst) writes:
>I have four OHM C2 speakers that are over 15 years old. 
>The foam material surrounding the woofer cone is disintegrating and falling 
>out in large pieces. I contacted OHM about replacements and was told 
>"the company that made those woofers went out of business and 
>we could not find any speakers that came close so we discontinued them". 
>I was told that (for a limited time only) I could trade in the old ones
>for $500 off the small Walsh driver "Sound Cylinder" speaker system.
>
>Sounds like BS to me. I would imagine that speaker technology has come
>a long way in 15 years and there must be something that will work.
>

I tried EMAIL too and it bounced...

I am intimately familiar with these drivers, designated as "OTA255F"
drivers. They were made by first Peerless then by Precision Loudspeakers
who inherited the Peerless woofer line when they went belly up in about
1984, then Precision went belly up in 1988 (I know, I was the director of
engineering there and suffered a pretty thorough financial drubbing as a
result :-(, although I did get to be the cgairman of the Creditors
Commitee as a result (big deal!))

Call me directly if you want, I can give you some guidance as to finding
replacements. 

No, the standard foam surround replacements will, in all likelyhood, not
work. These drivers (or later versions of them) used polyproylene cones,
and there are damn few adhesives that will work properly on PP, none of
them are usable by us mere mortals who don;t happen to have heated
surround presses at home. 

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